Month: September 2017

PLANO, Tx. – Sunbury Press has released All My Heroes Are Gone by William F Lee under its Brown Posey Press imprint.

About the Book:

William F. Lee is a retired Marine Officer and a former business executive of EDS. His Corps career spanned twenty years, two wars, and included nine personal decorations which include the Legion of Merit with V; Bronze Star with V; Purple Heart; Meritorious Achievement Medal; Army Commendation Medal; Navy Commendation Medal; Republic of Vietnam (RVN) Cross of Gallantry with Palm; and the RVN Honor Medal First Class. In addition, five unit citations. After another twenty year career, he retired from business as Director, EDS International Human Resources. He’s published six prior novels, two winning Book of the Year awards from the NTBF in 2007 and 2008. These were The Light Side of Damnation and The Boys in Blue White Dress. His short story, Reincarnation of Bernarr was published in the anthology, Patchwork Path: Dad’s Bowtie. Once Upon a Nightmare was his next novel. He followed this with two more novels published by Sunbury Press, Inc., Home is a Long Time Ago and Ded Reckoning.

He was a long time member of the Lesser North Texas Writer’s Group; Writer’s Guild of Texas (WGT); Military Writer’s Society of American (MWSA).

He continues his membership with the Military Officers Association of American (MOAA) and he is a Founding Director of the Iwo Jima Memorial Flags Foundation; and a member of the 8th and “I” Reunion Association.

He lives in an Independent Senior Living Facility, The Conservatory, in Plano, Texas. His wife, JoAnn or affectionately, Jodi, passed away in August of 2016 after more than 61 years of marriage. She is the motivation behind this work, as she has been for all others. Their children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren live nearby.

DENVER, Co. – Sunbury Press has released Hard to Quit by Mark Mitten under its Milford House Press imprint.

About the Book:

1892

Creede, Colorado

In a boom camp like Creede, most people want to get rich either mining silver or playing cards. LG and Davis have a different plan — sell beef. Fighting the bitter temperatures and the winter storms of the Colorado high country, they string wire and bring in cattle. But there are things more dangerous than the weather. Having run out of luck and out of Denver, con man Soapy Smith brings his gang up to Creede to start over. His vision of success if different than anyone else’s, and it involves rigging the odds in his favor. No matter who it affects, or how far he must reach.

Excerpt:

Squinting in the darkness, Davis tried to see if LG’s eyes were open. But his hat brim was too low, and the light too dull. He resisted the urge to check his pocket watch. Davis didn’t even want to know what time it was.

The two of them were huddled around a cast-iron stove with a big dent in it. The top of the firebox was so mashed in, the iron door did not close properly, and hot embers kept rolling out every time the fire popped or shifted. Just to keep the tent warm, someone had to stay up and feed sticks every half hour or so. Davis was mad about the whole situation. Every night they drew cards to see who stayed up with it. And every night, it seemed, LG drew a high ace. Why couldn’t they just alternate?

“If I ain’t getting no sleep, then you ain’t getting no sleep.”

He reached over and poked LG in the cheek but got no response.

LG’s arms were folded, and his chin was resting on his chest. He appeared to be sound asleep, but Davis suspected he was just as awake as he was.

“Say, whatever happened to Emmanuel?” he asked in a loud voice. “That cook was one of the finest men that ever graced a chuck wagon. Top hand punching cattle, I’d add. He could fork any horse no matter how corrupt it was.”

They had a long day ahead, and Davis was not looking forward to it. Building a cow camp in the middle of winter was a chore. Creede was a new boomtown. Silver had just been found, and people were flocking to the canyon creek to try their hand at mining. But LG and Davis had a different plan to get rich—beef. The only meat source in the backcountry was deer, maybe a bear, or fish from the half-frozen river. People would pay high dollar for steak. The first step was to build a fence all around their new cow camp. They had chosen an open meadow in the middle of the forest. It would be perfect to hold beeves. All they needed to do was string wire from tree to tree to circle in the whole area.

Burning wood shifted inside the stove, and a lump of bright embers dropped onto the ground.

“What a foolish purchase,” Davis pointed out unnecessarily. “Them boys at the Amethyst sure pulled one over on us, didn’t they? They sure weren’t straight about how it got bent in. A big Kodiak thought it was a biscuit—my eye! There ain’t no Kodiak around here. I bet one of them drunks got soaked and whacked it with a sledgehammer.”
He squinted at LG again, studying him in the dim light.

There was no way the man could be sleeping. This was pretend. He obviously wanted Davis to think he was impervious to hardship and could sleep through anything.

“Lyrical, fresh and an impressive debut.” —Roundup Magazine
“Dialogue and actions resonate with authenticity.” —Kathleen Rice Adams, Western Fictioneers
“Mitten awakens images of Gunsmoke and The Magnificent Seven . . . Certain to be a favorite of equestrians, modern ranchers and history buffs.” —Karina Wetherbee, The Summit Daily
“A heckuva Western novel that more than lives up to its unusual title.” —Ron Scheer, Buddies in the Saddle

About the Author:

Mark Mitten was born in Texas and raised in Colorado. He has written two western historical novels. Sipping Whiskey in a Shallow Grave was nominated for a Peacemaker Award. Hard To Quit is his second novel. An experienced mountain climber, Mark has summited all 54 of Colorado’s highest peaks. He and his wife Mary currently reside in Winsted, MN. Learn more about Mark at his website: http://mmitten.wixsite.com/mark-mitten

MECHANICSBURG, Pa. — Sunbury Press has released the bestsellers list for August. Former Congressman Jason Altmire’s Dead Center: How Political Polarization Divided America and What We Can Do About Ittook the top spot. Embattled Freedom by Jim Remsen was runner-up.

SUNBURY PRESS – Bestsellers for August, 2017 (by Revenue)

Rank

Last Month

Title

Author

Category

1

NEW

Dead Center: How Political Polarization Divided America and What We Can Do About It

Jason Altmire

Political Science

2

8

Embattled Freedom

Jim Remsen

History

3

2

Call Sign Dracula

Joe Fair

Military Memoir

4

3

Wonder Boy: The Story of Carl Scheib

Lawrence Knorr

Sports Biography

5

1

Amelia Earhart: The Truth at Last, 2nd Ed.

Mike Campbell

History

6

9

A Pennsylvania Mennonite and the California Gold Rush

Lawrence Knorr

History

7

12

The Relations of Dwight D. Eisenhower, 2nd Ed.

Lawrence Knorr

Genealogy

8

17

The Relations of Isaac F. Stiely, Minister of the Mahantongo Valley

Lawrence Knorr

Genealogy

9

NEW

The BANG Story

Lawrence Knorr & BANG

Music Biography

10

—

Seinsoth

Steven Wagner

Sports Biography

11

4

Chasing Understanding in the Jungles of Vietnam

Doug Beed

Military Memoir

12

18

General John Fulton Reynolds: His Biography, Words, and Relations

Lawrence Knorr, Michael Riley, & Diane Watson

Genealogy

13

—

The Georgia Segregated School for the Deaf

Ron Knorr & Clemmie Whatley

History

14

—

Visions of Teaoga

Jim Remsen

YA Fiction

15

41

Tigers by the River

Wylie McLallen

Sports History

16

42

Raising Monarchs

Sue Fox McGovern

Pets

17

NEW

Letters to the Inhabitants of Northumberland

Joseph Priestley

History

18

20

Freemasons at Gettysburg

Sheldon Munn

History

19

21

The Broken Lance

Jess Steven Hughes

Historical Fiction

20

—

The Lost Island of Columbus

Keith Pickering

History

21

—

The Mouse with the Broken Tail

Dan Shutters

Juvenile Fiction

22

25

Jesus the Phoenician

Karim El Koussa

History

23

27

The Sign of the Eagle

Jess Steven Hughes

Historical Fiction

24

32

American Berserk

Bill Morris

History

25

31

Living in the Afterlife

Michele Livingston

Spirituality

26

29

Settlers, Soldiers, and Scalps

John L Moore

History

27

37

The Lindbergh Baby Kidnapping

William Cook

History

28

—

Keeper of the Crows

Kyle Alexander Romines

Thriller Fiction

29

—

Pit Bulls

Anthony Julian

History

30

40

The Sea Is a Thief

David Parmalee

Historical Fiction

31

—

Keystone Tombstones Civil War

Farrell, Farley, & Knorr

Biography

32

—

Dead of Autumn

Sherry Knowlton

Thriller Fiction

33

—

OneWay: The Oracle

Robin McClellan

Metaphysical Fiction

34

—

OneWay: The Message

Robin McClellan

Metaphysical Fiction

35

44

Emeralds of the Alhambra

John Cressler

Historical Fiction

36

—

History of Lykens Township, Volume 2

Gratz Historical Society

History

37

—

Keystone Tombstones Gettysburg

Farrell, Farley, & Knorr

Biography

38

35

A Second Revolution

C James Gilbert

Historical Fiction

39

—

Digging Dusky Diamonds

John Lindermuth

History

40

—

Tulpehocken Trail Traces

Steve Troutman

History

41

24

Pioneers, Prisoners, and Peacepipes

John L Moore

History

42

—

Messages from Beyond

Michele Livingston

Spirituality

43

—

Strange Magic

Cathy Jordan (editor)

Short Stories

44

23

Bows, Bullets, and Bears

John L Moore

History

45

—

Keep Turning Right

Rick Dapp

Self-Help

46

—

The Wolf of Britannia Part I

Jess Steven Hughes

Historical Fiction

47

48

Hairy Men in Caves

Marlin Bressi

History

48

13

Where Elephants Fought

Bridget Smith

Historical Fiction

49

—

Fireproof Moth

Milo Thornberry

History

50

—

Prohibition’s Prince

Guy Graybill

Biography

Jason Altmire’s Dead Center: How Political Polarization Divided America and What We Can Do About It was #1 due to brisk advance sales as the author prepares for an October release. Jim Remsen’s Embattled Freedom took #2 due to author appearances. Joe Fair’s Call Sign Dracula placed #3 due to the sales of the Kindle version. Wonder Boy: The Story of Carl Scheibby Lawrence Knorr grabbed the fourth spot thanks to seasonal interest. Mike Campbell’s Amelia Earhart: The Truth at Last slipped to #5 as it comes off of the publicity from the controversial History Channel program which drew most of its material from the book or complementary sources.

135 titles had sales this month. Following are the leaders by imprint:

Imprint

Title

Author

Category

Sunbury Press

Dead Center: How Political Polarization Divided America and What We Can Do About It